my feelings (as a 16-year-old female)

I try to speak but words won't come
my thoughts are jumbled
my feelings undone
I reach out for connection

for someone to see but
I'm met with blank stares
and lack of empathy
I'm lost in translation
a language unspoken

my heart beats with emotions
but they're not awoken
I yearn to be understood
to be heard and seen

but it's like I'm speaking a different language
unseen in the silence
I'm left to wonder if anyone
will truly understand my thunder.